Allegations Of Corruption In Procurement Of PLN Transmission Towers Investigated By The AGO

JAKARTA - The Attorney General's Office (AGO) through the Directorate of Investigation of the Deputy Attorney General for Special Crimes is investigating a case of alleged corruption in the procurement of transmission towers in 2016 at PT PLN (Persero). Currently, the case has been escalated at the investigation stage. Three witnesses were also examined today. The head of the Attorney General's Office for Legal Information Center Ketut Sumedana explained that the investigation was based on the Investigation Order of the Deputy Director General of Special Crimes Number: Print-39/F.2/Fd.2/07/2022 dated 14 July 2022. "PT PLN (Persero) in 2016 has a tower procurement activity of 9,085 tower sets with a work budget of Rp2,251,592,767,354," said Sumedana, in a written statement, Monday, July 25. PLN (Persero) and the Indonesian Tower Development Association (ASPATINDO) as well as 14 tower procurement providers in 2016 have committed acts against the law or abused the authority, opportunity, or facilities available to them because of their position or position, in the process of procuring transmission towers for PT PLN (Persero) ) which is suspected of causing state financial losses. Previously, an investigation was carried out and found criminal cases against alleged criminal acts of corruption in the procurement of towers in 2016 at PT. PLN (Persero), namely the existence of facts of unlawful acts or abuse of authority, opportunity, or facilities available to him because of his position or position. Such as procurement planning documents are not made. Then, using the 2015 Selected Provider List (DPT) and its improvements in tower procurement, even though it should have used DPT products made in 2016 but in reality the 2016 DPT was never made."PT PLN (Persero) in the procurement process always accommodates requests from ASPATINDO thus affecting the results of the auction and the implementation of the work monopolized by PT Bukaka, because the Operational Director of PT Bukaka is also the Chairman of ASPATINDO," said Ketut. 2017) with a work realization of 30 percent.

In the period November 2017 to May 2018 tower providers continued to carry out tower procurement work without legal standing, in which condition forced PT PLN (Persero) to carry out a work addendum in May 2018 which contained an extension of the contract period for 1 year. Then, PT PLN (Persero) and The provider made a second addendum to increase the volume from 9085 towers to approximately 10,000 tower sets and extend the work time until March 2019, because the reason for the work has not been completed. "An additional 3000 tower sets were found outside the contract and addendum," said Ketut. Furthermore, based on the Investigative Order, investigators have carried out a series of investigative actions in the form of searches at three locations, namely PT. Bukaka, a private house and apartment belonging to a person named SH. During the search, investigators obtained documents and electronic goods related to alleged criminal acts in the procurement of transmission towers at PT. PLN (Persero).

Ketut explained that the AGO investigators today examined three witnesses related to the Case of Alleged Corruption in the 2016 Transmission Tower Procurement at PT PLN (Persero). They are MD as General Manager of Pusmankom PT PLN Head Office 2017-2022; C as Head of SCM Division of PT PLN Head Office 2016; and NI as Head of the SCM Division of PT PLN Head Office in 2021. "Witness examination is carried out to strengthen evidence and complete the filing in the case of alleged corruption in the 2016 Transmission Tower Procurement at PT PLN (Persero)," concluded Sumedana. Ketut said the Prosecutor Team Investigators have also scheduled the examination of 12 witnesses related to the case for the next one week.